as in trembling
marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements
suffered a shaking chill during his bout with the flu
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as in twitching
a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side
gave the bottle of salad dressing a good shaking
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as in escape
the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable
condemned the government's shaking of its overseas responsibilities
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as in jerking
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
the bus rattled and shook as it barreled down a rutted road
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as in avoiding
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
we shook our pursuers by cutting through the abandoned lot
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Recent Examples of shaking
Ca Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2026
When the shaking subsided, Perez could not reach her nephew, or his wife, by phone.
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Joshua Partlow,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2026
Engineers said that older housing erected in the 1950s and 1960s — before modern earthquake standards were adopted — may not have been retrofitted to survive such violent shaking.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
In Mexicali, a mother and a child fleeing a factory during the shaking were hit and killed by an automobile, the Red Cross said.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The shaking is followed by a period of months or years when the region becomes more prone to landslides because the rocks have moved.
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Sylvain Barbot,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Two earthquakes jolted Venezuela with one-two punch on Wednesday, damaging buildings and scaring people who felt the violent shaking.
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Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
An earth-shaking roar The World Cup finally arrived in Kansas City after several years of preparation and anticipation.
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Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
The ground-shaking excitement was not just a metaphor in this case.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Here’s a round-up of who’s moving and shaking in the art trade this week.
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Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
2 July 2026
Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015.
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Salena Zito,
Washington Post,
1 July 2026
But with the entire medium moving toward digital, including industry-shaking giants like GTA VI, this problem becomes much more clear.
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Andrew Webster,
The Verge,
1 July 2026
The daughter of one crew member, her voice shaking, asked how her father, who has diabetes, would manage without his medicine.
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Will Freeman,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
Getting your money applied properly is like shaking a few coins loose without smashing the whole thing open.
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Barrett Smith,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Noun
Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
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Ca Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 July 2026
When the shaking subsided, Perez could not reach her nephew, or his wife, by phone.
—
Joshua Partlow,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2026
Engineers said that older housing erected in the 1950s and 1960s — before modern earthquake standards were adopted — may not have been retrofitted to survive such violent shaking.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
In Mexicali, a mother and a child fleeing a factory during the shaking were hit and killed by an automobile, the Red Cross said.
—
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The shaking is followed by a period of months or years when the region becomes more prone to landslides because the rocks have moved.
—
Sylvain Barbot,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Two earthquakes jolted Venezuela with one-two punch on Wednesday, damaging buildings and scaring people who felt the violent shaking.
—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Verb
This tournament has built credibility by showcasing teams competing at a high level, then shaking hands afterward.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
An earth-shaking roar The World Cup finally arrived in Kansas City after several years of preparation and anticipation.
—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
The ground-shaking excitement was not just a metaphor in this case.
—
Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Here’s a round-up of who’s moving and shaking in the art trade this week.
—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
2 July 2026
Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015.
—
Salena Zito,
Washington Post,
1 July 2026
But with the entire medium moving toward digital, including industry-shaking giants like GTA VI, this problem becomes much more clear.
—
Andrew Webster,
The Verge,
1 July 2026
The daughter of one crew member, her voice shaking, asked how her father, who has diabetes, would manage without his medicine.
—
Will Freeman,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
Getting your money applied properly is like shaking a few coins loose without smashing the whole thing open.
—
Barrett Smith,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaking
Adjective
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Though still somewhat shaky, shipping confidence in transiting the vital strait is rising rapidly, leading forecasters to warn of an impending oil glut; Citi predicts prices could fall to as low as $60 a barrel by the end of the year.
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The Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness programs faced a shaky timeline, characterized by persistent legal roadblocks, which culminated in a 2023 Supreme Court defeat.
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All the trembling, as Kimbangu touched the sick, alarmed European settlers and reassured the plantation workers who trekked to Nkamba in search of healing.
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At first this change of scale vivifies the butterfly—its brief stillness, the angle of its wings, its trembling—while freezing everything else, including the novel’s action.
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The guests’ request for an escape-room experience, while annoying, is much more understandable.
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This small city on Florida’s central Gulf Coast offers an escape everyone in the family will enjoy, from toddlers all the way up to the grandparents.
Verb
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Watching their relationship devolve (never more so than when their sperm donor, a rakish, motorcycle-driving restaurant owner played by Mark Ruffalo, enters the scene) is most definitely a tear-jerking experience, as is the film’s final scene.
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Some were petty — like Reese committing a foul against Clark, then jerking her head back, impersonating Clark as a flopper.
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While technical expertise is crucial, successfully landing remote AI jobs also requires strategic searching, understanding employer terminology, and avoiding scams.
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Petrakakos said arrangements around possible tolls or coordination with Iran remain largely ad hoc, with most shipping companies avoiding direct engagement because of sanctions risk.
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Standing 10 yards in front of us on a corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue was a shivering elderly woman who looked lost.
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What she’s produced is a searching, pointedly disorienting text, studded with passages of extreme beauty and generous humor, that wears whimsy like a shivering veil over consuming discomfort, even terror.
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Casting near banks and using a twitching technique can increase success during the hatch.
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During this phase, octopuses display visible twitching along with rapid changes in skin color and texture, per NPR.
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Dodger fans make noise in West Sacramento Dodgers fans, for the third straight game, packed the stands of Sutter Health Park and most stayed until the final out, even with their team trailing by six runs in the top of the ninth inning.
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However, the bill was so contentious that in order to squeak it through, legislators stuffed it full of carve-outs and exemptions, allowing cities to delay implementation by passing their own plans to add density.
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“Shaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaking. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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